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GHA-1998-L-56216
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Children's Act, 1998 (No. 560).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Ghana
Subjects (Classification)
Elimination of child labour, protection of children and young persons; Hazardous child labour
Adopted on (Date of text)
1998-12-30
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Reforms and consolidates the law relating to children by providing for the rights of the child, maintenance and adoption, and by regulating child labour, apprenticeship and related matters. Sub-part 1 of Part V deals with child labour. Section 91(2) and (3) identify hazardous work for persons under the age of 18 years.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2003-10-08 (GHA-2003-L-66955)
Labour Act, 2003 (Act No. 651).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Women and Children's Affairs
Country
Ghana
URL
http://www.mowacghana.net/download/childrens_act.pdf
File
GHA56216.pdf (PDF of Law in English)
Serial region
Serial title
Ghana Official Gazette
Number
No. 560
Page range
pp. 1-41